Responsive Janus droplets as modular sensory layers for the optical detection of bacteria

L Zeininger - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2023 - Springer
The field of biosensor development is fueled by innovations in new functional transduction
materials and technologies. Material innovations promise to extend current sensor hardware …

Reversible morphology-resolved chemotactic actuation and motion of Janus emulsion droplets

BD Frank, S Djalali, AW Baryzewska, P Giusto… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
We report, for the first time, a chemotactic motion of emulsion droplets that can be
controllably and reversibly altered. Our approach is based on using biphasic Janus …

Synthesis of polymer Janus particles with tunable wettability profiles as potent solid surfactants to promote gas delivery in aqueous reaction media

BD Frank, M Perovic, S Djalali… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Janus particles exhibit a strong tendency to directionally assemble and segregate to
interfaces and thus offer advantages as colloidal analogues of molecular surfactants to …

Detection of PFAS and fluorinated surfactants using differential behaviors at interfaces of complex droplets

V Trinh, CS Malloy, TJ Durkin, A Gadh… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Contamination of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water supplies will continue
to have serious health and environmental consequences. Despite the importance of …

Janus emulsion solar concentrators as photocatalytic droplet microreactors

P Simón Marqués, BD Frank… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Efficiently harvesting and conveying photons to photocatalytic reaction centers is one of the
great obstacles in photocatalysis. To address this challenge, a new approach is reported …

In situ Tracking of Exoenzyme Activity Using Droplet Luminescence Concentrators for Ratiometric Detection of Bacteria

AW Baryzewska, C Roth, PH Seeberger… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate a novel, rapid, and cost-effective biosensing paradigm that is based on an
in situ visualization of bacterial exoenzyme activity using biphasic Janus emulsion droplets …

Dynamic in situ monitoring of the salt counter-ion effect on surfactant effectiveness using reconfigurable Janus emulsions

M Pavlovic, HK Ramiya Ramesh Babu, S Djalali… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
A straightforward method for visualization and quantification of surfactant effectiveness
within different electrolyte environments based on using reconfigurable Janus emulsions as …

Facile monitoring of water hardness levels using responsive complex emulsions

M Pavlovic, HK Ramiya Ramesh Babu… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The cationic content of water represents a major quality control parameter that needs to be
followed by a rapid, on-site, and low-cost method. Herein, we report a novel method for a …

Photocharging of Carbon Nitride Thin Films for Controllable Manipulation of Droplet Force Gradient Sensors

BD Frank, M Antonietti, P Giusto… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Intentional generation, amplification, and discharging of chemical gradients is central to
many nano-and micromanipulative technologies. We describe a straightforward strategy to …

Morphology‐Dependent Aggregation‐Induced Emission of Janus Emulsion Surfactants

PS Marqués, M Krajewska, BD Frank… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report a novel stimuli‐responsive fluorescent material platform that relies on an
evocation of aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) from tetraphenylethylene (TPE)‐based …